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WAC® MAGAZINE
SPRING / SUMMER 2024
Volume 43, Number 2
ISSN 1091-7985
Washington Athletic Club
®
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Executive Staff
Chuck Nelson
President & Chief Executive Officer
cnelson@wac.net
Wayne Milner
Chief Operating Officer
wmilner@wac.net
Rena Wong
Chief Financial Officer
rwong@wac.net
Publisher: Chuck Nelson
Director of Communications:
Darrick Meneken
Art Director: Alaina Buzas
Senior Editor: Mae Folsom Jacobson
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Darrick Meneken
206.464.3084
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Wendall Smith
Vice President
Human Resources
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Suzana Sakay
Vice President
Business Excellence & Development
ssakay@wac.net
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On the Cover
6 First Take
Summer at the WAC
New CFO Rena Wong
Remembering Jim Johnson
WA S H I N G T O N A T H L E T I C C L U B M A G A Z I N E
SPRING / SUMMER 2024 • VOLUME 43, NUMBER 2
Jump feet first into
the wonder of a
Seattle summer!
Photography:
Reva Keller
Contents
10 Taste
Seafood & Barbecue Months
Bottomless Brunches
Crab Feast & Lobsterfest
14 Living Fit
A WAC Olympic history
Meet the Athlete
Instructor Insights
20 Club Life
Foundation Founder
WAC affinity group
Team member milestones
24 Events & Tickets
28 Athletic Programs
30 Wellness Programs
32 Spa Treatments
34 By the Numbers
Helene Madison Pool
5 Letters
Opening remarks from
the Chairman and
President & CEO
A golden legacy
A look at the WAC's longtime links
to the Olympic Games.
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Sea to grill
Special summertime eats celebrate
sea and flame.
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